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Date: | 01-MAR-1946 |
Time: | day |
Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI |
Owner/operator: | 83 Gp CS Royal Air Force (83 Gp CS RAF) |
Registration: | PM146 |
C/n / msn: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | RAF Gatwick, Horley, Surrey -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | RAF Gatwick, West Sussex |
Narrative:PM146: Spitfire PR XI: Delivered to the RAF at 1 PP Benson 3-1-45. Damaged in service, repaired on site 12-3-45. To 34 WSU 26-3-45. To 400 Squadron 26-4-45. To 83 Group Communications Squadron 7-8-45. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when Bellylanded in error at RAF Gatwick, Horley, Surrey (FAAC - Flying Accident (AIR) Cat.C) 1-3-46. Re-cat E as "beyond economic repair". Struck Off Charge 21-3-46.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.33. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p088.html
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Sep-2013 03:07 |
JINX |
Added |
27-Mar-2015 18:52 |
Jixon |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
05-Nov-2019 22:45 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
05-Nov-2019 23:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
10-Nov-2019 22:54 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
12-Nov-2019 22:20 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |